Basketball Recap: Malvern Sets Scoring Season-High Against Newcomerstown

Hornets

Team Score

01/17/25 @ Newcomerstown	89
01/07/25 vs Central Christian	79
01/10/25 vs Sandy Valley	71
12/10/24 vs Newcomerstown	71
12/03/24 vs Dalton	69

Winning is always nice, but doing so behind a season-high score is even better (just ask Malvern). They blew past the Newcomerstown Trojans 89-56 on Friday. The victory was nothing new for the Hornets as they're now sitting on five straight.

Malvern's win was their fourth straight on the road, which pushed their record up to 11-2. The wins came thanks to their offensive performance across that stretch, as they averaged 66.3 points per game. As for Newcomerstown, they have been struggling recently as they've lost six of their last seven contests, which put a noticeable dent in their 3-9 record this season.

Malvern will take on Steubenville at 5:30 p.m. on Sunday. One thing working in Steubenville's favor is that they have posted at least 55 points every time they've taken the court this season. Newcomerstown has already played their next game (against Claymont), but no score has been uploaded at the time of writing.